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Redwood Area School District

Redwood Area School District sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $57,199 (above only 14% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Redwood Area School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$57,199
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$18,236
Per-pupil spending
1,113
Students enrolled
14th
Pct. in MN
$57,199

Redwood Area School District sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $57,199 (above only 14% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $57,199, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,113 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Redwood Area School District sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $57,199 (above only 14% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 14th percentile for Minnesota
  • 30th percentile nationally
  • 31% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Minnesota ranks #22 of 49 on the salary estimate and #21 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Redwood Area School District ranks #267 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #148 of 310 by per-pupil spending. Bloomington Public School District pay #1 at $101,366 is not Red Rock Central School District spending #1 at $46,321 per pupil
  • +7.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 2700182 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Redwood Area F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -16% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P14 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P30 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,113 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Ogilvie FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $57,199 estimated average teacher salary · P14 in Minnesota · P30 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Spring (+$6,020est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Redwood Area

Salary neighbourhood · Redwood Area

Redwood Area trails most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Redwood Area

Redwood Area School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$57,199 30th percentile higher than 30% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Redwood Area School District $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Redwood Area in Minnesota's lower-third pay band

Same 310 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Redwood Area School District ranks #267 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #148 of 310 by per-pupil spending. Bloomington Public School District pay #1 at $101,366 is not Red Rock Central School District spending #1 at $46,321 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Redwood Area School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Red Rock Central School District leads spending at $46,321 per pupil; Bloomington Public School District leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Redwood Area School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +7.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Minnesota's statewide +14.0% by 6.8 points, a growth rate faster than 22% of the 326 Minnesota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$57,199.406

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Minnesota price level
98.3 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$58,187

+2% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Minnesota sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Minnesota compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Redwood Area School District

What the Numbers Say About Redwood Area School District

Redwood Area School District is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 1,113 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,236. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $57,199, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2700182 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Redwood Area School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 15.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (18.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 14% of them. Minnesota itself ranks #22 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Redwood Area School District reports $20.3M in total expenditure against $19.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.6M, special-education teacher pay is $0.8M.

How does Redwood Area School District compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Minnesota average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Redwood Area School District $57,199
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Redwood Area School District pays -31.8% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $18,236 vs $17,610

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Minnesota districts

On pay, Redwood Area School District sits closest to Ogilvie Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Crookston Public School District. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Ogilvie Public School District
  2. Cannon Falls Public School District
  3. Sebeka Public School District
  4. Belgrade-brooten-elrosa School Dist
  5. Ortonville Public Schools
  6. Cromwell-wright Public Schools
  7. Walker-hackensack-akeley Schl. Dist
  8. Rtr Public Schools
  9. Adrian Public School District
  10. Tracy Area Public School District
  11. Chatfield Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Crookston Public School District
  2. Cloquet Public School District
  3. Heron Lake-okabena School District
  4. Battle Lake Public School District
  5. Cedar Mountain School District
  6. Hutchinson Public School District
  7. Willmar Public School District
  8. Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
  9. Hills-beaver Creek School District
  10. Grand Rapids Public School District
  11. Bagley Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Redwood Area School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Redwood Area School District: closest on enrollment (1,113 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($57,199 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$19.5M
Total Revenue
$20.3M
Total Expenditure
$6.2M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.6M
Regular Program
$0.8M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Redwood Area School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 74% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 26% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Minnesota Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Minnesota districts belongs to Bloomington Public School District at $101,366. Placed 223 of 250, Redwood Area School District is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. On BEA's price parity Minnesota sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Maine and Nevada are its nearest price peers.

View all Minnesota districts →

Other Minnesota Districts

Smaller-district sample from 315 Minnesota peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Pipestone Area School District
$59,518
1,105 students
Dover-eyota Public School District
$65,882
1,098 students
Crookston Public School District
$65,339
1,135 students
Wadena-deer Creek School District
$76,049
1,088 students
Cass Lake-bena Public Schools
$67,555
1,138 students
Sauk Centre Public School District
$72,424
1,139 students

This is a sample of 6 from 315 Minnesota districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Redwood Area School District
What is the average teacher salary in Redwood Area School District?

The average teacher salary in Redwood Area School District is $57,199 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Redwood Area School District teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Redwood Area School District pays 15.9% less than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $57,199.

How does Redwood Area School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Redwood Area School District pays 18.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $57,199.

What is the per-pupil spending in Redwood Area School District?

Redwood Area School District spends approximately $18,236 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Redwood Area School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Redwood Area School District's total expenditure of $20.3M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Redwood Area School District's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.